This custom painted portrait is of Zack, a cat owned and loved by my brother and his family, years ago. I did the painting as a memorial to him, on a china plate that was picked out by my sister-in-law. I keyed the colors of the fabric of the chair arm that Zack is leaning on to the colors in the plate’s pattern.
In the private collection of Peter and Ann Mathewson.
Below are some china plates, Lenox China, that I used to create some Pointer trophies for the American Pointer Club.
Painting on china and tile offers another style of artwork that works well with dog breed trophies. The medium, one in which I use a porcelaine paint that is heat set once the paint is dry, lends itself to any coat color or type, objects and landscapes. It has a watercolor look to it when needed, and can also be opaque in other applications. Another benefit to painted china and tile is that there is a much wider variety of objects that I can offer you in a broader price range than stained glass. The price points can satisfy the tightest of budgets.
Kerry Blue Terrier scene on large platter
On a visit to a local antiques dealer, I found an almost full set of china with this beautiful jade/sage green banding, and knew it would work great with so many painted subjects. Here is an English Cocker head study.
Copyright 2018 by Diane Blasius
Here are a few pieces of painted china plates that I worked on in spring of 2018, for a Cavalier King Charles club. The long rectangular platter was for Best In Show.
All designs Copyright 2018 by Diane Blasius
In October 2014, the Field Spaniel National was held in West Springfield, Mass. I was honored to do some trophies for the show, for Best of Breed, Best of Opposite, Best of Winners, and some of the others. I chose to do my painted china plates, and a few canisters. Below you will see most of what was offered for prizes. I used the four main colors of Field Spaniels for subjects on my painted china. The subject on the Back To The Future Sweepstakes prize was the scene of the two dogs from the logo. Where I could, I added a little touch of gold paint for accents to make the painted china pieces a little more special.
Another breed for the painted china plates, here is a Kerry Blue Terrier in a coastal Ireland scene, with sheep in the background. I will be doing some more painted china for a Kerry Blue Terrier club next spring for their national. The china that was supplied to me is Royal Doulton. This plate is a salad size piece.
Another breed in my series of painted china plates is this English Springer Spaniel. This was donated to the Eastern English Springer Spaniel club for their raffle/auction at their specialty show in June of 2013.
It’s been a busy few years, and one of the things new here at Mungo Works is my line of painted plates. In upcoming posts, look for a line of plates featuring Pointers, from the American Pointer Club’s 75th anniversary national show in Bethlehem, PA. Below, I have a long serving style plate featuring a Field Spaniel in a hunting theme. The plates are painted with a glass and ceramic paint, and then “fired” in the oven to set the paint. They are not to be used with food, they are for decoration only. I’m looking forward to adding more breeds to my repertoire soon, along with some wildlife done on vintage china. I hope you enjoy the new pieces!
